Wall bracket for cabinets



Feb. 26, 1924. 1,485,296

E. W. SALMON, JR

WALL BRACKET FOR CABINETS Filed Aug. 5, 1922 Patented Feb; 26, 1924.

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EDWARD w. SALMON, an, or BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, AssIeNoe 'ro LE FElSENMEIER,

' or BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

'WALL BRACKET Leon CABINETS.

Application filed August 3, 1922. Serial No. 579,455.

Jr., a citizen of the United States, residing V inthe cityof Baltimore and State of Mary- 6 land, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in vWall Brackets for Cabinets, of which the following is a speci fication. I

This invention relates to a supporting 10 means for filing and storing cabinets and has to do particularly with the filing, storage and 'preservation er motion picture film cabinets. I 7

Motion picture films, bothanegatives, and 'positives, .are composed of highly inflammable material and are particularly susceptible to heat transmitted thereto, either directly or indirectly, and once afire, itis difficult, if not impossible, to extinguish or smother the fire. The'films arealso susceptible to damage incident to atmospheric conditions. 7 There is not only danger from flames incident to fires, but there is great danger to life, limb and property incident to explosion in the event of fires where motion picture films are stored. It is essentialthat safe and proper means beprovided for the filing and storage of these films. The safety of the public in motion picture houses and buildings in which these picture films are used orstored, has given so much concern to municipalities and to individuals, that it has been found vessential to provide and enforce strict legislation to protect the public against the loss of life, limb and property incident to fires and explosions. v H

Many films cannot be reproduced, and considering the great inherent value of such films, aside from their large earning capacity, and the great monetary loss if destroyed in part or in whole by fire, or through atmospheric or through other conditions or disasters, it is obvious that the value of the films warrants the utmost precaution in the matterof their preservation aswellas to guard against the dangers to public and to property. 7

In the event of falling floors incident to fires, earthquakes, vibrations or other causes, the cabinets andotherffurniture is precipimedia floor below or into cellars and at such times, valuable papers and reco'rds stored in cabinets are damaged @or destroyed 5 5 because of breakage of the containers due to in the provision of a wall support for filing v cabinets, embodying among other characterentire weight of the cabinets and the conin the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims hereto appended, it being frailty of structure, heat, flames and weights of falling timbersand irons. v It is therefore the main object; of the present invention to provide a fire proof cabinet. for the filing andstorage and pres ervation of moving picture films, eitherpositives or negatives or other valuable'records v or papers and to support vthe cabinets onffa side wall of thestructure in which, the cabinets are installed 7 so that the event of a falling floor from beneath the cabinets or in the event of a; falling floor from above the cabinets, thjfembinets, are

s a ed I ag in he a l and p evented from being precipitated to .ajfiQOr Ora cellar below, whereby to retain the cabinet" intact to preserve the films, records or papers confined' there'in. A V. Another object of the invention, resides istics,v arms so constructed that, they ,can

be employed in interchangeable, relation 1 in sets for the suspension or support of a plurality of aligning cabinets, andhaving such relation with the walls of the building and with the cabinets as to sustai'nthe Weight of the cabinets to relieve the floors, of the tents thereof. V V N A still further object of the invention resides in the provision of a -wall support for filing and storage cabinets compr sing supporting elements designed to retain the cabinet against sliding or swinging movement incident to jarring or vibration of the floor, and which is jfurtherde'signed tosustain the weight of thecabinet and its contents to relieve the floor of unnecessary lVith the above and-other obj ectsin view the inventionconsists in the construction and novelcombinationand arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated understood that various changes in the form,

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spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages with my invention and also illustrating a sectional unit of another cabinet adjacent thereto.

Figure 2 is a detail perspective View of the invention showing the wall at one side of the support in section.

In carrying out my "present invention, I provide a pair of supporting arms, each formed of a single strip of angle iron. The strip of angle iron is bent intermediate its ends to form a vertical attaching portion A, and again bent to form a horizontal supporting portion B. There is thus formed a substantially L-shaped supporting arm having its vertical attaching portion provided with slightly spaced webs 3 and 4t from each of which extend laterally directed flanges 5 and 6, respectively, with the hori zontal portions B of each arm and their web portions 7 and 8 aligning with the web portions 3 and 4:, and with their flanged portions 9 and 10 aligning with the flanges 5 and 6 of the vertical portions of the arms, the aligning Webs of the vertical and hori zontal portions of the arms being spaced slightly, as shown.

To strengthen each arm or to brace the horizontal supporting portion of each arm with relation to the vertical wall attaching portion of each arm I provide suitable inner and outer diagonal braces 11 and 12 which have their ends disposed within the spaces between said webs and which are secured therein by means of rivets or other suitable elements 18. e

At the point where the strip of angle iron is first bent back upon itself, the webs 3 and 4 take the shape of an eye 14:, through which a heavy bolt or other suitable element may be passed into the vertical wall 15, to anchor the respective arm to the wall. Each supporting arm may be further anchored to the wall by additional bolts 16 and 17. Other means for the anchorage of the supporting arms to the vertical wall may be employed if. desired. 1 am simply illustrating one form of securing means, to illustrate the method of carrying out my invention.

The improved supporting means herein described is designed to rest directly upon the floor of a building, and as shown in the accompanying drawings a wood floor 18 is illustrated. Wood floors are often uneven and sometimes sag adjacent the vertical wall, and in such an event the improved supporting means is'such that the horizontal supporting portions of the arms will firmly support the cabinet 19 evenly so as to maintain the rear wall of the cabinet in vertical alignment with the vertical wall. By virtue of this method of supporting the cabinet it is sustained in vertical alignment with the vertical wall against the influence of vibrations of the floor.

The even support of the cabinet 19 and the sustaining of the same against vibration of the floor is due to the right angular relation of the supporting portions of a pair of arms with relation to the vertical portions thereof and to the fact that the cabinet 19 is supported directly upon adjacent inwardly directed flanges 10, as clearly shown in the accompanying drawings, and wherein, in Fig. 1, in particular, it will be seen that the flange 9 of an arm adjacent the flange 10 is designed to support one side of another cabinet disposed thereon and on another flange 10 of an adjacent arm.

In the accompanying drawings, the cabinets are shown of a sectional unit type embracing a base member 20, and a plurality of units mounted thereupon, but it will be understood that the cabinet may be a one piece type of furniture in so far as the supporting means is concerned.

V] here a base member 20 is employed, it is detachably secured against lateral movement and the pair of arms are prevented from spreading apart by means of suitable bolts 21 passing through a side of the base 20 and through the respective webs 9 and 10. Where cabinets are arranged side by side, as may be gathered from the illustration in Fig. 1, the bolt 21 may be of such a length as to pass not only through a base 20 and the adjacent webs 7 and 8, but also through the adjacent base 20, whereby to tie both the arms and bases together, against outward sliding movement of the bases or the cabinets and against twisting or lateral movement of the arms as previously explained.

It will thus be understood that if the floor 18 should give way and fall incident to fire, earthquakes or vibrations, that as long as the vertical wall stands, the cabinet is sustained and held firmly against the vertical wall, and that, therefore, wrecking of the cabinet is avoided and the contents preserved irrespective of fire and heat, due to the character of material of which the cabinets are composed, they being composed preferably of non-combustible, non-heat conducting material, and preferably altogether of the character described in my aforesaid copending application.

What is claimed is:

1. A supporting hanger of the character described, comprising an L-shaped arm including spaced web portions throughout its length, each web port-ion having an outwardly directed flange with the web portions connected together at one end of the arm to provide an attaching eye, and a brace having its ends connected to the arm between the said web portions.

2. A supporting hanger of the character described, comprising an L-shaped arm including spaced web portions throughout its length, each web portion having arrout- L) their ends connected to the angular portions wardly directed flange with the web portions connected together at one end of the arm to provide an attaching eye, and inner and outer diagonally disposed braces having of the arm between the said Web portions.

3. A supporting hanger of the character described, comprising an L-shaped arm including spaced web portions throughout its 10 length, each web portion having an outwardly directed flange with the web portions connected together at one end of the arm to provide an attaching eye, and a diagonally disposed brace connecting the angular or tions of the arm and having its ends rigidly connected to the angular portions of the arm between the said web portions.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

EDWARD W. SALMON, JR. 

